allyson. >> it's a mess out there. we have reports of fleet, freezing rain and ice accumulation on surfaces so we have a lot to track this morning. >>> your time is 7:00 on the dot. welcome to wake up washington. i'm larry miller >> and i'm allyson rain. >> we have spin offs and we're going to talk about that in a second, but the weather is a core britt. >> the precipitation will be winding down. so yeah, it is ugly out there. we have icy conditions, and you know, a lot of folks are saying, stay off the roads. police in fairfax county are saying don't head out there. we're getting a lot of ice out here and it has been going on for a long time. if you have plans, you can delay it two or three hours. most of this will be cleared out and temperatures will warm significantly and we're going to see everything turn to rain and we'll dry out. notice all this pink. yeah, that's fleet and freezing rain. i just stepped out on the -- it was slick out there too. but we're getting reports of that glaze starting to form, so the rain

allyson. >> reporter: yeah, we've seen the temperatures go up and down today. it was very chilly and kind of cold for much of the day into the 40s and some sunshine and we actually reached the low 50s this afternoon before the sun is now setting. now, this front is coming on through and behind it, it is going to be noticeably colder. we are talking about winds gusting up to near 40 miles per hour for tomorrow. you can already feel them picking up. here we go, we see the clear skies tonight, 49 degrees, winds out of the west. we will be into the 30s before the midnight hour. temperatures will slowly take a dive but by tomorrow morning even though we will only read into the 30s it will feel like the 20s. the wind chill will be noticeable tomorrow. it's going to feel in the 20s pretty much all day long. even though the actual temperature may return to the 40s tomorrow afoo dress for the 20s for your friday. now, your new year's eve is looking pretty good, i got to say. the details of that coming up later. >> look forward it, allyson, thank you. >>> breaking news o

llt's show you what -- we'll start with allyson. first muse -- the first muslim of -- he calls himself the new age howard dean and former dnc chiee howard dean himself going backup for that job. a few labor and union official could be a possibility. they're going to be in denver to discuss future of the party. many political experts says there's reeling after losing he white house to the republican. where does the party go from here today should basically give a little bit more of an idea. we're not going to elect a new chair today, but this forum should go a long way in determining the future of the democrats. i'm in denver, live downtown, i'm jason gruenauer, >>> oh, right there, that is the win that propelled the buffalos and they're ready to take over the bay area. getting ready to cheer on the buffs tonight as they compete for their patch 12 -- this is at levi stadium at 7:00 our time. >>> recovery getting underway over the deadly tornado. >> there's glimmers of among the devastation. we're hearing incredible stories of surviva

meteorologist allyson rae joins us with the first alert forecast. what do you say to that allyson? >> you know what? gas prices are looking great and so-so the weather. especially is a the -- is weather. especially for our region. doing a little bit of driving not a lot of problems headed your way until saturday. yeah we do have a yellow weather alert on saturday. but it's not all day. so we'll go through that futurecast hour by hour you can i kind of see and -- kind of see when the rain arrives and how to map out your saturday. in the meantime, it's pretty nice out there. having front coming on through but this is not doing much to our area as far as the weather is concerned. no rain with this system at least for us. well the moisture is well to the north through new york and parts of pennsylvania. 50 degrees the first full day of winter it's a mild one. and the winds are going to pick up a little bit. we will have a breezy afternoon. 10 to even 20-mile-per-hour winds and but really it's comfortable out there. take a look at the current temperatures. 52 for frederick and 52 for ma

allyson rae has the forecast. >> hey, guys. we will see some nice, quiet weather all week long.will slowly increase as well. now yesterday, we looked at the numbers and we were 30 degrees cooler than we were on sunday. and this morning, we take another dip down. pretty chilly out there. we are 5 to 10 degrees colder than yesterday. we have teens out here. not a lot of wind but that's what helped drop the temperatures overnight. 19, that's the temperature for gaithersburg. 28 for washington. 17 for culpeper. not a lot of wind today. we do have a few high clouds hanging around but expect a lot of sunshine. the clouds will depart. highs today, typical for this time of the year. much of the day we will top out in the low to mid-40s. we will talk about the christmas forecast later. >>> allyson, we have a closure to report this morning, mainly on 14th street in the northbound lanes. harvard street, shut down eastbound and westbound just between 14th and 15th in northwest. excuse me, it's southbound once you pass by harvard street, delays there in northwest. and also, construction 66 e

. >> allyson. >> it's dry and comfortable for now but tomorrow morning tracking some showers and some areas will see a little bit of that >>> police have a man in custody that's linked to the terrorist who drove through a christmas market in berlin. investigators say that man's number was play saved in the cell phone of attacker anis amri. 12 people were kill in the december 19th attack. prosecutors have until tomorrow night to file charges against that suspect or he'll go free. >>> convicted charleston, south carolina church killer dylan roof said he's not planning to submit evidence that could possibly save him from a death sentence. court insiders that roof is working hard to make sure is not seen by the public. a jury convicted roof of murdered nine black partitioners during a bible study. a jury could sentence him to death. >>> alexa is an arkansas man guilty of murder? alexa is the voice of a personal assistant called the amazon echo. you might remember those commercials. the device starts to record when it's spoken to and stores that conversation. jim bates has one in his home.

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ellen has her eyes on the roads but first allyson ray.winter. >> actually, winter officially arrives at 5:44 this morning. it's not going to feel like wanter during the afternoon. this morning it's cold out there. we are into the 20s for a lot of spots. 30 for washington and the winds are nice and calm. here are the temperatures around the region, 20 for dulles, chevy chase at 21, l so as we head through the afternoon the mid to upper 40s. central virginia will reach about 50 degrees or so. manassas, cull pepper all above that 50 degree mark. we'll see some sunshine and a few high clouds might make that milky sky kind of look good. really a nice afternoon all things considered. so hey, we have an update on your christmas forecast. that's coming up in a little bit. >>> ellen, over to you. >> allyson, crank the heat in your car, stay warm out there this morning and get out on the roads right now because we are incident free for the most part. we have some construction as you know always happening over night. a small delay baltimore avenue t

what about the weekend we will have the forecast straight ahead. >>> good morning, allyson, everything is looking good on the national mall area. the closures for the christmas constitution to 14th running well. the sun has not come up yet. moving inbound moving towards the area of 66th, the heavy traffic continues through centerville and the beltway. we expect some heavier traffic forming inside of the beltway as you move in northbound 95, delays out of fredericksburg, starting to pick up, and let's take a live look headed into the area, the 14th street

standing by, ellen bryan on traffic and welcome back allyson rae. >> thanks. where it was a little warmer than what we are going to see tomorrow. we are expecting the coldest air of the season so far tomorrow. today, not so bad. the michael & son camera, a few clouds out there but we will see sunshine later today. temperatures right now, 39. that's actually balmy compared to tomorrow miles per hour, probably breezy from time to time today but nothing too outrageous. around the region, 30 for germantown. typical december afternoon for today. it's tomorrow that the temperatures plunge. friday won't be as windy. might not be as uncomfortable but the temperature continues to drop. temperatures in the 20s. and the weekend, a little bit milder but talk about wet weather. lots to talk about coming up later. >>> i have very little to the talk about right now. and that's a good thing. everything is moving without delays or problems. some construction on 66 passing by 123 but you can see there are no slow downs here either. so you are fine through fairfax. if you are ta

let's go to allyson rae with how cold it is. >> man, it is very cold.in single digits. we have a lot of threats over the weekend. extremely cold temperatures today. overnight tonight through first thing to recall morning, our winter weather advisories and more freezing rain. and then we have rain to deal with on sunday that could end with flurries. starting off in the teens. we will head to 60 degrees by sunday. and end below freezing. a wild weather weekend. i am here to map it out for you. okay, winter weather advisory for areas in blue and winter weather watch for areas in the pail yellow. yellow, more of a concern bystanders we could see freezing rain tomorrow the morning. the actual temperature, 7. not a lot of wind. that will help. 16 for leesburg. 17 for washington. highs today, he degrees. that doesn't happen until just before the sun sets. we will stay in the 20s. not a huge wind chill today because the winds are calm. cloudy skies and we will talk about the wintry weather and freezing rain first thing tomorrow morning in a bit. good morning. >

. >> yeah, we will check with allyson rae in a bit. >>> 40 miles per tipped over 16 small sailboats sundaypeople had to be rescued from the frigid waters. thankfully some good samaritans and rescue personnel were nearby. >> you could see the sky changing but you didn't think it would happen so drastically. >> the sailing association told us they were monitoring the cold front but were caught off guard by how strong the winds were. this wasn't the only water rescue yesterday. three people had to be pulled out of the river when several sailboats overturned near the wilson bridge. >> allyson rae has a look at the forecast. >> yeah, we're not going to see as many winds today. winds have drastically decreased, it's much better for your comfort level. for the skins game, things are looking good. 33degrees, it's cold out there. and look at this, we are colder than we were at this time yesterday. we are talking by over 30 degrees. and my here we go. okay. we're looking at temperatures 20 to even 30 degrees colder than we were yesterday at this time. our temperatures have been going up and down and

fi allyson ray is out on the weather terrace. it sounds like some people are going to see a wintery mix but not necessarily as many people. >> reporter: that's exactly right. it's going to be mainly a rain event but there are some areas that will see a brief moment of wintery mix. regardless of the wintery mix we would have had the yellow weather alert because this is going to impact your morning commute if you're headed to work tomorrow morning. the rain showers are south are still farming -- forming and it's going to be here after 1:00 in the morning and then through tomorrow morning. this is part of a larger system that's going to bring a ton of snow through vermont, new hampshire and also into maine. it's all about the temperatures. we are not going to see too many problems on the road despite snow or sleet for areas north and west of dc. the ground is not going to be cold enough long enough. watch the temperatures. tonight at 11:00 in the 30s. through 3:00 in the morning a lot of those we will go through the future cast and

>> halal allyson rae.>> it happens. a good weekend. >> santa palat two called wants for christmas and this is fantastic. >> i like this. >> if we could bring warmer weather, that would be great.>>> tomorrow is looking warmer. we will warm up before we see more typical weather by the end of the week and into the weekend. so a temperature roller coaster and what about the 3 degree guarantee? at 11:00 tonight will get the details. high of 49 and looking good the temperatures into the 40s. looking good tonight if you're headed out for evening plans and relaxing and taking in a nice holiday weekend. 46 now winds out of the south and playing the role with temperatures overnight and winds pick up. you will notice them later on 10 to 20 miles per hour and higher in higher elevations. wind advisory for higher elevations. we talked about the big blizzard and that was a storm. if you are traveling or heading home from your holiday plans, we will see much quieter weather across the nation. a few showers tuesday morning and not that

reporting live, i'm allyson barber, wusa 9. >>> we turn to syria now where a cease fire is back on againls say a deal has been reached to evacuate fighters and civilians from a small pocket in eastern aleppo. government forces backed by russia and iran control the rest of what remains of the city. there are widespread reports that syrian troops are executing civilians. many of you are taking to social media to express your concerns about the increasing violence in aleppo. >> that's right. we posted on facebook and many responded with questions about the conflict and how you can help. delia gonclaves is live at the white house with some answers. deal yeah. -- delia. >> reporter: you can donate and help many many ways and raise awareness and add some political pressure by attending rallies like here at the friday. >> starvation, torture, rape, mass executions. >> it's enough to bring you to tears. the tragedy a world aleppo way is unfolding before our eyes and advocates say we cannot afford to look aleppo way. away. >> now we are seeing what is going on which is extermination of the civili

first, we're talking about minnesota congressman, keith allyson. he's the front runner according to abc news with top ranking endorsements including senator sanders then raymond, democratic party chair, jaime south carolina and former dnc howard dean taking a run at the job. the chairman position is going to be discussed at this forum. the last two chairs the democratic party resigned. there were scandals involves that and in any election when we're talking about candidates, this -- this is without controversy -- it's not wiihout controversy themselves. i'll break that down at 6:00. downtown at the hyatt, i'm jason gruenauer, denver7. >>> four democratic members of the eeectoral college are raising money to stop president elect trump. one electors is from colorado. the group calls themselves the hamilton electors and they're trying -- that's when they cast their ballots on the 19. trump won the vote of 306 electors and that's enough to put him in the white house. >>> trump is on a victory tour in king swing states. he was in ohio and -- he mapped o

allyson rae looking at mile days before the temperatures go down. >> temperatures start to plunge. we will see mile days and even warmer tomorrow and well above average. into the upper 40s today and claudia didn't feel that great. tomorrow unseasonably warm and into the 60s. ahead of a cold front that brings cooler air. the air mass behind the cold front nothing to do with arctic air and won't be a huge drop in temperatures. ab 40s and tomorrow in the 50s. cold air doesn't arrive until friday. a few degrees below average on friday. tomorrow very interesting because some area stay in the 50s. areas further south lake central virginia in southern maryland near 70 degrees. definitely a wide range of temperatures headed our way. tomorrow we will see a couple of showers but nothing too heavy or too great and no yellow weather alert tomorrow. it will impact the morning and some areas a better chance than others. >>> olympic gold medalist simone biles has another achievement to her list. today voted the associated press female athlete of the year. she won the record-tying four holds along

allyson rae joins us with the first alert forecast. >> we have a lot to deal with this weekend for sure. it's cold. we will see a warm up. it only lasts about 12 but it's coming. we have ice to deal with for tomorrow morning. we will talk about this in detail. let's get you through the rest of today first. 30 degrees. we are not making it above freezing for most places. cloudy skies. the clouds make it feel colder. winds are out of the southeast. notice what that does to the temperatures. at midnight we are increasing the temperatures but that creates a problem. warm air, precipitation heading our way. i say precipitation because it will be different. we are looking at the potential for sleet then more importantly so freezing rain. that will create issues on the roads if you are an early riser getting on the road, relax your plans a little bit. 9:00, 10:00 will be just as good as 7:00, 8:00. looking at winter weather advisories. check out garrett county. they are under an ice storm warning. that is where it will be worse. this is an overview. i will detail. freezing rain turning to show

in a -- you know vacuum tube where zero gravity just to prove that -- >> you and allyson are both our space geeks. so i'm sure you know if you can come up with a solution, they may want you to test it out make sure it's okay. [ laughter ] >> i wasn't going to follow that story with anything but you took the lead so -- >> just such a bizarre story but a good ting that they're reaching out to recall of the bright -- all of the bright minds out there. >> there's somebody thans to be an astronaut -- that wants to be an astronaut and wants to solve the problem before they go into space. >>> let's talk about weather. we are in meteorological winter so i wanted to give you guys kind of a recap of what this fall has been like. what the november was like in general and what you ed average. and it was drier than average. in fact yesterday, and tuesday combined, we picked up half an inch of rain in the last two days. that is more rain than we've picked up, double, in the last 38 days. so it's been a dry fall. september, october november combined we had a rainfall deposit of about -- deficit of a

here's allyson rae with your first alert forecast. >> man, things are loin days absolutely. now it is cold out there. that's for sure. but temperatures this morning were the coldest they are going to be for the rest of the week. we started affidavit in the teens for a -- off in the teens for a lot of spots, that was pretty uncomfortable this morning. 34 degrees that air is very dry. hair might be a little stack icky and shocked throughout and the winds are calm. so the calm winds are going to stay but temperatures are going to head to the 40s today low 40s. and into the upper 30s for a lot of areas. despite a lot of sunshine that's going to be hard the get these temperatures to -- to get the temperatures to increase with the limited amount of daylight. 30 degrees for hagerstown and 34 leesburg and 35 for culpeper. we'll add about another five to seven degrees to this in the next couple of hours before the sun starts to set. and we see a nice cold evening. not as cold as last night but it will be quite chilly. seasonable for the most part. high pressure is moving on in so we'

. >>> plus, a check of the weather with meteorologist allyson rae. >> we have the sunshine returning. the first day of december, things are looking good. 56degrees. winds, yeah, a little breezy today. nothing too crazy. not talking winds up to 30 or 40 miles per hour. we're talking t temperatures are not going to change. we have already reached the high temperature. we will take a dip before the sun comes up. we are into the 50s for washington. 48 for gaithersburg. and we stay in the 50s this afternoon. done with the rain. you can leave the umbrellas at home today. high pressure is moving in. so an increase in sunshine through the afternoon. low 50s through gaithersburg and frederick. and a check of traffic. wet leaves will be a huge problem this morning. keep that in mind toward the district. no major issues so far this morning. we have some problem, northbound 3rd street tunnel shut down between 2nd and new york avenue because of the overnight road work there. moving around the beltway area, everything is running fine. no major delays whatsoever as you build around the area. >> than

. >>> let's check in with allyson rae. >> it's impacting maine mostly, and it's going to continue its journey on to the north and east, and finally we will say good-bye to the system, and it's bringing showers, but some good old-fashioned rain. for our region, we will see a couple of showers first thing tomorrow morning, and clearly it's not going to be much to speak of. right now, showers looking impressive through ohio and west virginia, and by the time they make their way over the mountains, not much there first thing tomorrow morning, and first on live doppler, it's dry for the evening, but have you noticed the winds picking up? it's breezy out there, and the winds, they are out of the south, and they have been increasing the temperatures the last couple of hours. we were at 45 degrees, and now at 48. the winds will continue to increase, 10 to even 20 miles an hour, and the temperature will continue to climb into the overnight hours, and so, we will talk about how warm we are going to get tomorrow and also how much rain are we expecting? and where is the best chance to see showers

it says allyson rae there. >> yeah, doing a flip flop in the weather department here.e've got sunshine in store for you today. tomorrow, things could be iffy with showers around. temperature-wise, starting off at 46 in town with 30s in the suburbs. and yesterday morning, we were in the 50s. this morning, we are running about 15 to 20 degrees colder than yesterday morning for your tuesday. now in terms of today, we will keep the sunshine going. temperature-wise, making it through the we're talking about the rain showers around for the morning commute and a wintry mix for some spots. we will time that out in just a bit. >>> we are seeing that fire activity up in maryland. the it's blocking a little bit of traffic on georgia avenue. noticing some small delays, passing by university boulevard. mainly northbound. looks like the southbound lanes are good to go. and then watch out for crews working to repair gas lines on 23rd street. the southbound lanes being impacted here. looks like even northbound as well. so between m street and l street. watch out between pennsylvania

we have hilary lane with sheehy storm tracker 9 and the current temperatures outside and allyson raeo. and we start for the rest of the day. >> yeah, we are up to a cold start. a lot of people saying, hey, it doesn't feel that bad. well, this is the warmest time ofday. temperatures will just fall, fall, fall. so if you're not headed home until this afternoon, it's going to feel significantly colder. the cold air is rushing on in. 37degrees, started just after midnight at 39. that's our highest temperatures. temperatures will be in the 20s for much of the day. and we have to factor in the wind too. we will feel in the teens for much of the day. and some area, single digits. winds gusting up to 24 miles per hour. those winds will gust up to 30, 35. temperatures throughout the day, a lot of sunshine but we are n into the 20s. steady temperatures through about 4:00. and then they plummet tonight. even more show as the winds diminish. we will go through the feels- like temperature coming up. >> good morning. >>> some construction down on u.s. 1. it's going to slow you through the wood bri

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that was allyson reporting. >>> a lot of us are called today and if you're like me, i won't want to check in with you tomorrow because there's even colder air. and, we are not talking about any mild temperatures anytime soon. temperatures for afternoon highs to go up to right now you can see beautiful looking towards the richmond san rafael bridge. just very nice for your monday morning. on the satellite, a storm system off of the coast of california. it should remain offshore. for us, you have his northeast winds in place. if you are exposed to those, gusty conditions with the winds around 15 to 20 miles per hour. take a look at some of these current numbers. you can see, to work healdsburg, middle 30s. and out towards black hawk, 33. lafayette just changed to 33. a lot of 30s here. and san jose state is 34. and here is the weather system that we are watching in the pacific. it stays out here and it sets up this cold pattern. that is why i am thinking tomorrow morning will be colder than today. and, i think that it's a good chance of a freeze warning in portions of the north bay and mayb

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